Many Lufthansa Flights Cancelled Today Including Ones From Budapest

  • 2 Sep 2022 7:41 AM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Many Lufthansa Flights Cancelled Today Including Ones From Budapest
Due to the strike organised by the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit, Lufthansa airlines has cancelled hundreds of Friday flights, including the Budapest-Frankfurt and the Budapest-Munich flights, it was announced on Thursday.

The one-day strike also affects Lufthansa Cargo.

According to the airline, the flight cancellations affect 130,000 passengers.

The union represents 10,000 pilots, flight engineers and flight instructors working at commercial airlines operating in Germany.

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